l'Uomo (U-18) (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Trentino, Italy (46.4° N, 11.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.7° N, 25.1° E)

When: Siusi Member (Werfen Formation), Griesbachian (251.9 - 250.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: W.J. Foster, S. Danise, G.D. Price and R.J. Twitchett. 2017. Subsequent biotic crises delayed marine recovery following the late Permian mass extinction event in northern Italy. Plos One 12(3):e0172321 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 197819: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 27.11.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Tindariidae
Austrotindaria antiqua Foster et al. 2017 clam
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Austrotindaria ? canalensis" = Unionites canalensis
"Austrotindaria ? canalensis" = Unionites canalensis Catullo 1847 clam
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia clarai Emmrich 1844 scallop
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Werfenella rectecostata Hauer 1851 periwinkle
 Caenogastropoda - Coelostylinidae
Coelostylina werfensis Wittenburg 1908 snail